On Sunday, Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, announed officially that Saudi women are allowed to vote. Finally. “Because we refuse to marginalise women
in society in all roles that comply with sharia (Islamic law), we have
decided, after deliberation with our senior ulama (clerics) and others…
to involve women in the Shura Council as members, starting from the next
term.” “Women will be able to run as candidates in the municipal election and will even have a right to vote.”

The announcement came after increasing pressure from liberal activists in the country to expand women's rights. Even though women are not yet allowed to drive and still need male chaperons when going basically anywhere, there seems to be light for women in Middle Eastern countries....

Friday, September 23, 2011

What do you think? Should Larry have given Greg this present? I definitely think so. He loved it and why shouldn't he have a sewing machine? Not all 'boys' love sports and not all girls love dolls. Gay or straight, it doesn't matter. Children should be allowed to play with cross-gendered toys...

Sunday, September 18, 2011

This boy is just so cute! I can understand why people find this ad
unusual, since it's so far outside the realm of how a conventional
mother would act towards her little boy. I really like this ad though. It's really great that
certain companies are willing to bend gender norms, shaping it little by
little, even when so many people are resisting it.

Friday, September 16, 2011

Chaz Bono, the daughter of Cher and Sonny Bono formerly known as Chastity, is now living as a transsexual male individual. I really love what Chaz is doing. He's really giving a voice to the transsexual community, by using his celebrity.

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

This mother (below) received death threats after dressing her daughter up for a beauty pageant as Julia Robert's prostitute character in Pretty Woman. Once again, I think that pageants and especially pageant mothers are completely insane...

Saturday, September 10, 2011

Here are some of the most extreme forms of body modification. They are much more common than you might think:

1. Anal stretching

This one I just don't get. Why? The image above is for “tools” to
aid in this modification. But you can only imagine what this practice involves.

2. Pierced Glasses

James Sooy and Oliver Gibson have come up with Pierced Glasses – the most minimalist eyewear ever.

3. Subdermal Implant

A subdermal implant refers to a kind of body jewelry that is placed
underneath the skin.

4. Branding

Human branding is the process in which a mark is burned into the skin, resulting in a permanent scar.

5. Extraocular Implant

I've hear of tooth jewelry, but this I think is quite mad. The implantation of jewelry in the outer layer of the eye.

6. Earlobe Stretching

This one is quite common.

7. Corneal tattooing

Never heard of this before. The procedure can be performed with traditional tattoo needle or a
syringe. The eye is simply held open while the pigment, which is the
exact same type used in a regular tattoo, is injected into the eyeball.

8. Tightlacing

Almost something like corset percing. Also called corset training and waist training, this is the practice of
wearing a tightly-laced corset to achieve extreme modifications to the
figure and posture.

9. Tongue Splitting

Tongue bifurcation, or tongue splitting, is done
through scalpeling or surgical laser.

10. Tooth Filing

Like the Mentawai women, tooth filing is a form of body modification in which people file their natural teeth to create a desired look or shape.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

I find this woman very interesting. Susanne Eman wants to be the world's largest woman. Even if that means eating over 20,000 calories per day.
She is 32 and plans to reach her 1,600+ pound goal by the time she's 41 or 42. To most, this pursuit might not seem very attractive, but Eman told The Sun that men are very much turned-on by her physical appearance.

I don't feel that it's right to fatten yourself up or slim yourself down in order to break some record. It comes down to health. This is simply VERY unhealthy. Promoting a good body image is great, be it larger or smaller, but promoting gluttony is simply not.